Students, Faculty & Alumni
YU Student Aids Israeli Families
Cardozo Professor Quoted in National Press
In the aftermath of the Hamas massacre on Oct. 7, Adina Feldman ’26S traveled to Israel to offer direct support to those in need. Drawing on her connections in Israel,
Prof. Matthew Wansley of Cardozo, who specializes in emerging automotive technologies, has been quoted in The New York Times and the Washington Post , regarding the recent
where she had previously volunteered to work with twelve-year-olds in an Ethiopian Absorption Center, Feldman invited her former students to join her in assisting displaced families throughout Jerusalem. READ MORE
decision to recall Tesla’s self-driving software, Autopilot, which impacts over two million vehicles. The recall comes after a federal safety investigation determined that the feature is susceptible to misuse by drivers.
NY State Society on Aging Honors Wurzweiler Student
Justyna Rzewinski , LCSW, a Ph.D. candidate at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, received the Student Award at the 50th Annual Conference of the State Society
on Aging of New York. Rzewinski is a clinical supervisor at Revcore Recovery Center of Manhattan, a leading provider of outpatient mental health services in New York City. As an adjunct professor at Wurzweiler and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, she teaches courses on forensic social work, sex offender treatment and criminal justice policy. READ MORE
Youshan Zhang and Lakshmikar Polamreddy
AI Researchers Look to Improve Safety of Self-driving Cars Researchers from the Katz School received the Emerging Research Award at the Future Technologies Conference held from Nov. 2-3 in San Francisco for their work on a machine-learning algorithm designed to decrease traffic accidents involving self-driving cars. In their conference presentation titled “LaksNet: An End-to- End Deep Learning Model for Self-Driving Cars in Udacity Simulator,” Youshan Zhang , assistant professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, and Lakshmikar Polamreddy , a master’s candidate in artificial intelligence, detailed their research, which aims to address the limitations of previous work in the field.
Kickstarting Financial Success
On Jan. 31, the Young Alumni Council of YU’s Office of Alumni Affairs and the Sy Syms School of Business are hosting a must-attend event for twenty-somethings looking to get their financial house in order. Industry experts, including David Chubak , Head of Wealth Management at Edward Jones and Chair of the Sy Syms Board of Overseers, will explore how to plan personal finances for a successful future. The event will be held at the Manhattan offices of Grant Thornton.
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